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FROM F D BERMAN ESQ, UKMIS NEW YORK

FILE REFERENCE NFR DATED 12 JUNE 1955

FOLLOWING FOR A C GALSWORTHY ESQ, HONG KONG DEPT, FCO

P A B THOMPSON ESQ, PEKING

J D I BOYD ESQ, HONG KONG

REGISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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1. THIS REFERS TO OUR EARLIER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION. YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED FROM THE REPORTING TELEGRAM THAT A HS INHUA PHOTOGRAPHER WAS PRESENT AT THE REGISTRATION, SO IT IS PRESUMABLY THE CHINESE INTENTION TO PUT OUT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CEREMONY AT HOME. THE CORRESPONDING PICTURES TAKEN BY THE UN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO CORRESPONDENTS. WE WILL SEND COPIES BY BAG BUT IF YOU REQUIRE THEM FOR EARLIER USE IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN THEM FROM ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES (REUTERS DO NOT HAVE A LOCAL PICTURE SERVICE). NEWS DEPARTMENT AND/OR THE COI WILL KNOW THE DRILL.

2. WE SHALL ALSO PASS ON BY BAG IF WE CAN GET IT A TRANSCRIPT OF THE DIGNIFIED LITTLE SPEECH MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE REGISTRATION BY FLEISCHHAUER (THE UN LEGAL COUNSEL) IN WHICH HE CONGRATULATED BOTH GOVERNMENTS AND HELD UP THE AGREEMENT AS AN EXAMPLE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

SIGNED

F D BERMAN

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